Gov. Rauner among nation’s top donors in 2014 elections
Via The Greenwich Time
CHICAGO (AP) — Multimillionaire Bruce Rauner was one of the top donors in the U.S. to 2014 state-level political campaigns, sinking more of his own money into his successful bid for Illinois governor and other races than almost any other organization or person nationwide, a new study found.
The Republican businessman wasn’t the only Illinois name to appear on the list of the top 50 donors released Wednesday by the Washington-based Center for Public Integrity. GOP hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, the Illinois Education Association and the Democratic Party of Illinois also were among the country’s largest campaign contributors, thanks largely to Rauner’s fiercely contested race with Democrat Pat Quinn.
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